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Thursday, March 31, 2011

I am moving next week and will be giving away a considerable amount of my things. I began to compile a list, but there is so much I gave up. Here is the start of the list. I am not requesting people state what they want, first come first serve of the things I have to offer. I will continually be adding things to the give away pile. If you would like anything I will be accepting people tomorrow begining at 11am. Please email me for the address. I will be stopping at 4pm. Please DO NOT COME BEFORE OR AFTER THESE TIMES! Again I have a lot of things to offer so I will likely do this another couple of days within the next week. If you want a larger item I am offering, PLEASE bring your own help to move it, I've got enough of my own moving to do. I want these things gone, so I will not hold for anyone, what's left at the end will be trashed. Happy Freecycling

37 inch tube tv-(extremely heavy, you'll need to bring help to move it!) 19 inch tube tv Small hanging kitchen utensil rack 1 bag unopened potpourri A few small picture frames Random wires and cables Several baskets and a few decorative storage boxes Two white kitchen trash cans Set of large stackable kitchen storage bowls with lids Cake keeper bag of random kitchen utensils Random Tupperware Random craft items Two wood and glass side tables Wrought iron and glass small side table Small adjustable shelf Standing corner wood shelf Armoire style tv cabinet (a little wobbly, but will probably be fine with some adjusting) Computer desk (It has been disassembled, but I have the directions and all of the screws) Older desktop computer (19 inch monitor-old tube style, works) Random canned goods Several plug in air freshener units (unit only) Several airwick sense and spray units 2 paper hanging lanterns 2 iron patio chairs Small letter holder and MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!

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When I got my 99 ST4 I'm sure she'd been ridden really hard and put away wet more than once. At any rate I used the Nichols bolts made for the year model and they were the 10mm ones. I did this last year and checked the torque this spring and all was as I set it.However, I could have possibly used the 12mm bolts given all the hard riding the old gal had probably been subject too.

List, Do the Nichols bolts require drilling? Says on website it varies. Any notes out there?

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From: Beinstein <beinema@yahoo.com>

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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:38:08 -0700 (PDT)

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Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Engine mounting bolts

To that end I can add that I left the old bolt in place on one end whilst drilling the other. I then inserted the new bolt, took out the old 10mm bolt and drilled the second half. Indeed the block moves just a bit when the bolt is taken out entirely and even in my sittuation I decided to support the drilling side to keep the block in the very same place as compared to the frame.

I have two drill bits. One is a standard short length and one a "jobbers" length that is long enough to pass thru the engine, frame and then some. I borrowed the drill bits from work. If you like I can check the length and availability and let you know. I used the short drill bit to drill thru the frame and part of the way into engine on each side. Then, I used the the long drill bit to drill all the way thru from one side. The new 12mm bolt easily passed thru and engine with no issues. As a side note, I drilled a short distance then removed the drill bit and blew the chips out repeatedly. This process worked well.

I also did a couple of things that may or may not be necessary depending on what you encounter. With the bike on the center stand, I lightly supported the engine with two hydraulic jacks before attempting to remove the rear engine mount bolt. When I removed the bolt the engine rose up about 1mm or so in the frame. This was mainly because of the rear shock was still completely mounted on the bike. The top shock mounting bolt is attached to the frame, the bottom shock mounting bolt is attached to the swing arm and the swing arm is attached to the engine. You get drift?

Anyway, as I said, you may or may not encounter this situation. What I did next was use two jack stands I had made to support the frame from under the seat just ahead of the passengers foot pegs. I have a plastic coated pipe that passes under the frame into a right angle ear that is welded to 1" threaded rod on each jack stand. I was able to gently lift the bike off of the ground at the center stand. Then I placed a piece of wood under the rear tire on the floor to support the swing arm and removed the bottom shock mounting bolt. Still lightly supporting the engine underneath with two hydraulic jacks I was able drill thru the engine essentially allowing it to "float" somewhat drilling the new hole.

This is way more than what I had initially intended to do, but it worked out okay and I was able to successfully drill the rear mounting hole with no issues. Also, the instructions I received from TPO said that the nuts were 14mm. They are not. They are 16mm. I didn't have any 16mm sockets, so I had to make a trip to get those as well. Sorry for the long story. Take it for what it is worth. I hope it helps. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Do you have the bit for enlarging the openings? I looked on McMaster-Carr's site a couple of days ago and found a 12" bit for around $30. If you don't have one, then I'm going to post a notice and ask how many are doing this mod. Perhaps a few folks may want to combine finances and do a group purchase of the bit.

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I went to the TT in `08. Absolutely fantastic time, can`t wait to go back. When I went there were no rider fatalities but I believe 4 visitor fatalities. A few people have asked if I rode while I was there to which I replied, "are you nuts?? I`d have to learn driving on the wrong side of the road while sharing the road with 50,000 bike mad riders all trying to ride the same road meant for an entire population of 85,000!! Maybe next time!"

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--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "Va duc" <maxgillaspie@...> wrote: > > Regardless of the year I would check the bolts for torque annually and replace once stretched, the risk is not worth it IMHO. > That is all. > > --- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "greig22000" <greigtaylor@> wrote: > > > > > > Nick, > > > > Thanks for the reply, that's good to know and it saves some cash. The ST came out of Florida with about 7,000 miles on it. I took it to a dealer up here ( Canada )and had the belts done, valves adjusted etc. just to make sure all was good. I changed the oil, put a K&N filter in and rode it all of last summer. Just a great bike. The FJ 1200 is a lot of fun but the ST is much lighter and easier to ride. > > Thanks again for the advice. > > > > Greig > > > Greig & Fellow Ducatistas,

This is quite the coincidence. I am soon to be 56 years old and you are the only person that I have ever run into that spells their name the same as mine. My Mother named me William Greig Powell III. I was an only child, there was no Jr., Sr., or 2Nd, she thought it sounded impressive, you had to know Edna. She said it was after the classic composer, Grieg, but his spelling is different.

I bought an ST 3, 2004 model with @ 7000 miles and it came from Florida too. That was about a year and 1/2 and @ 3000 miles ago. I have since installed the engine bolts made by Nichols Motorsports, 510-683-8804. They were $220.00 for the set of two. Titanium would probably cost 4-5 times that much and I think would be too brittle for that application. Welcome to Ducksville and the list.

Trying to start a lawn business. I am really to poor to buy one.Got kids to feed,had a partner but got scammed,so now i dont have a trailer and no way to make it to my accounts.I might be able to pay a little bit if the price isnt to steep.It need to be 5x7(since i have a 48" mower)Will also barter for lawn care for the cost of the the trailer,or pick up accounts of yours to pay for it.Text or Call phil at 586-354-3556 doesnt matter the condition to much as long as it will pull my mower.Thank you kindly for your time.

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